Another snow day meant another chance for parents to use their creativity to entertain their kids Monday.

Another snow day meant another chance for parents to use their creativity to entertain their kids Monday.

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Updated: 5:44 PM EST Feb 9, 2015

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WEBVTT WE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING YOUTHE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATIONAS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.COURTNEY STURGEON, WMTW NEWS 8.STEVE:ONCE AGAIN, CLASSES WERECANCELED FOR SEVERAL SCHOOLDISTRICT IN OUR AREA TODAY.GIVING KIDS ANOTHER SNOW DAY.SOME SAY IT IS TOO COLD TO GETOUTSIDE AND ENJOY IT.KYLE JONES FOUND OUT HOW PARENTSARE HANDLING THE KIDS WHEN THELIST OF THINGS TO DO GETS CUTSHORT.REPORTER: ANOTHERSNOW STORM,ANOTHER DAY FOR PARENTS TO TRYTO ENTERTAIN THEIR KIDS.WHAT WE ARE FINDING OUT IS THEYACTUALLY DO NOT MIND SPENDINGTIME TOGETHER.ROUNDING UP THE BOYS FOR YETANOTHER INDOOR SNOW DAY HASBECOME SORT OF A ROUTINE FORMELISSA LOCKER.SHE SAYS HER CREATIVITY ISRUNNING A LITTLE LOW.WE HAVE GONE OUTIN THE SNOW,WE HAVE SKIED, WE HAVE BEEN TOMOVIES.REPORTER: COLDER TEMPERATURESTODAY, THEY ARE HERE IN PORTLANDSO THEY CAN STARE AT SOMETHINGOTHER THAN THE WALLS AT HOME.THE SNOW HAS BEEN A TROUBLINGSIDE EFFECT FOR PARENTS THESEASON.TO YOU LIKE THE SNOW?YES.WHY?BECAUSE I HAVE SNOW DAYS.REPORTER: PARENTS ARE WRECKINGTHEIR BRAINS AS TO WHAT TO DO.I AM RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS.I AM RUNNING OUT OF MONEY.[LAUGHTER]REPORTER: SOME ARE TAKING TO THELANES AT SPARE TIME IN PORTLANDWITH ALL THAT SPARE TIME,SHARING THE SILVER LINING IN THEGRAY SKIES.I THINK IT IS GOOD BECAUSEYOU CAN SPEND MORE TIME WITHFRIENDS AND FAMILY.REPORTER: SHIRLEY SAYS HE GIVESHER EXTRA TIME WITH THEGRANDKIDS.WE LOVE THIS NOTICE.-- THE SNOW DAYS.REPORTER:WHILE SOME PARENTS MAYGROAN AT THE THOUGHT OF ANOTHERDAY STUCK INSIDE BECAUSE OF OLD,THE KIDS HAVE A SUNNIER OUTLOOK.WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT BEINGOUT OF SCHOOL?IT IS AWESOME.THE ONE SITUATION THAT COULDMAKE IT AWESOME FOR THIS PARENT--I LOVE THE SNOW, BUTIT'S AGOOD JUST BE 20 DEGREES, WECOULD STAY OUT LONGER.REPORTER: THE MONEY THEY HAVESPENT TO ENTERTAIN THE KIDS,THEY SAY THE SNOW STOPS SO

Parents find ways to entertain kids on latest snow day

Another snow day meant another chance for parents to use their creativity to entertain their kids Monday.